In my last post DBC: Confusing Messages, I asked for clarification about the statements of a DBC representative quoted in the newspaper article as audism and cochlear implants weren’t mentioned in the mission statement of Deaf Bilingual Coalition: “The two groups will bring their competing agendas to Milwaukee in separate national conferences this week: one that [...]
Deaf Bilingual Coalition began as a humble group with John Egbert and a handful of Deaf Leaders last July to discuss about promotion of ASL. The idea was sparked by Amy Cohen Efron’s Greatest Irony where hearing babies are encouraged to learn sign language to communicate while their vocal cords are immature, but deaf babies [...]
When I first heard about a hearing actor being cast in a deaf leading role, my initial response was dismay. Learning it was Hamill’s decision left me astounded. The more I ponder this, the more questions I have. Does this mean Hamill sees himself as being more of a hearing person than a Deaf person [...]
Eugenic Victory for UK Deaf Parents A Possibility Under the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, using embryo-screening deliberately to create a child with a serious medical condition – which officials had said includes being deaf – would be illegal Now, however, the Department of Health has agreed to cut from the Bill any reference [...]
PENDING LAWSUIT AGAINST SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Several law firms across the country are involved in a lawsuit on behalf of people with disabilities who work for the Social Security Administration (SSA). These SSA employees believe that SSA has discriminated against them in the promotion process. If you work for SSA and believe that you have [...]
Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 1:00 am Eastern Time Memo from Gallaudet Board Chair re MSCHE and presidential search Board of Trustees COLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695 April 1, 2008 Dear Campus Community: As you know, the Middle States Commission on Higher (MSCHE) requested that Gallaudet submit a status report that documents [...]
In response to that ignorant sportwriter who said about the basketball player “He’s had about 75 percent hearing loss since birth but uses implants that allow him to be functional.” http://www.deafread.com/go/40779 Marlee Matlin Bernard Bragg Linda Bove Deanne Bray Shoshhannah Stern Michelle Banks C.J. Jones Phyllis Frelich Terrylene Lou Ferrigno Thomas Edison Granville Redmond Regina [...]
Lawsuit Blames 2005 Accident On Lack Of Communication With Deaf Pilot A man and his daughter, injured in a June 2005 plane crash on Martha’s Vineyard are suing their pilot, and planemaker Cessna — among others — for damages, stemming from the accident they say was caused by lack of communication with a hearing-impaired aviator [...]
Parents of students at St. Mary’s School for the Deaf unleashed a host of complaints to several members of the board of trustees Wednesday night at a meeting that ended with many parents outraged and students vowing to continue to protest. Parents complained about the midyear transfer of secondary English teacher Beth Williams — described [...]
A controversial topic naturally spawns endless debates. This UK bill banning the selection of “defective” embryos for IVF is no exception. While pursuing this subject yesterday, this headline caught my eye yesterday. As you can see for yourself, this is a misleading and ambiguous headline. Yet, we already saw at least one commenter agreeing that Deaf people shouldn’t [...]
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